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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne in an open temple pavilion, wearing an orange robe and a white-and-red garland with a dark shawl over his shoulders. A standing attendant in orange robes bends forward, holding a microphone toward the seated man's face, while a second person's hands are visible near the footstool. Garlanded deity murti stand behind a stone shrine with brass lamps and a golden kalasha-style pedestal, and red carpet covers the floor. The attendant and seated man are the only physical people visible.

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A photograph of a shrine area with a deity murti in the background, dressed in red with yellow garlands and a gold arch behind. A seated figure with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a matching footstool, wearing orange robes and a white and red garland, one hand raised to the face. Standing beside the throne at right, a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holds a microphone toward him, and a camera is visible in the lower left foreground. Red carpet covers the floor, with gold lamp stands and an orange wall with white stripes at right. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robes and garland on the throne, though appearance alone is not conclusive.2010-10-05A photograph of an ashram temple hall with an ornate gold and red throne with a footstool on a red carpet, beside a shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds and a brass kalasha. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a leopard-print shawl and a white flower garland, walks barefoot toward the throne. Behind him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl walks, and to the right an attendant in saffron robes walks past an orange wall.2010-10-05A photograph inside a stone shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands and orange fabric drapes. A man in orange robes and a long orange shawl, with a garland of flowers around his neck, sits on a red and gold throne in the centre, palms pressed together. Behind him, a deity murti pair in red and gold is adorned with flower garlands, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering arranged in front. A second man in orange robes and orange head wrap stands at left, bending forward with hands extended toward the seated figure, in a ritual reverence such as padapuja. The floor is covered with red flower petals and a woven rug. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with a long swept-back hair, orange robes and garland; the standing man is a devotee or priest.2009-12-29A seated man sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions in front of a temple shrine with a gold-arched niche. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a garland of white and pink flowers around his neck and a microphone stand beside him. Behind him stands a deity murti with gold ornaments and a red backdrop, flanked by gold lamp stands and kalasha-style pots. Red carpet lies on the stone floor in front of the throne, with orange curtains framing the sides. The man appears to be a central figure in the scene, consistent with a seated speaker at a paadapuja setting, though his appearance is only a weak candidate for the page's named figure.2010-10-05November 07 20102010-11-07A man with long swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne in an open-sided pavilion before a shrine. He wears a saffron-orange robe over his bare shoulder and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a deity murti in yellow and orange garments is adorned with fresh garlands of yellow and white flowers. Gold kalasha-style lamps stand around the shrine, and in front of the throne are brass plates of fruit and pink flowers. Carved stone walls and an orange curtain frame the scene, with a microphone stand visible at the right.2010-11-03A photograph of a ceremony in an outdoor temple-style courtyard with red-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold and red-cushioned throne. A kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt, with a thin gold border and a neck cord, leans forward and touches the seated figure's feet on a red footstool. Behind them, standing devotees in white and orange clothing watch with hands folded. Gold-decorated pillars, a brass lamp stand and a tray of fruit are visible. The seated figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, and is shown in the role of a seated guru receiving padapuja.2010-11-03June 12 20102010-06-12November 07 20102010-11-07A photograph of a shrine structure with a grey stone canopy supported by carved pillars, draped with orange curtains. Inside stands a golden deity murti with multiple arms, dressed in a purple cloth, flanked by a second figure and garlanded with flowers. In front is a red velvet throne with gold trim and an orange cushion, with a small lit oil lamp on a tray at the lower left. A man in orange robes bows low with hands folded toward the shrine, while several people in light clothing stand at the right edge with hands joined in greeting. Flower petals are scattered on the stone platform.2010-06-12April 30 20132013-04-30A photograph of a temple courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground a standing figure in orange robes with an orange head covering faces away toward the shrine. Behind, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands near a small orange-walled building. The centre is an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet seat and cushions, flanked by fruit offerings on wooden stands. To the right, a shrine holds a gilded deity murti with a red crown and yellow garments, decorated with marigold garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha-style brass vessel. Red and orange curtains hang beside the pillars, and a banyan-style tree is visible beyond the railing.2010-08-04